Advice on tear-down/rebuild?
I want a 5th Wheel/TH about 38' long, and I'm debating whether to build from scratch (on a drop deck trailer) or buy a cheap, used 5th Wheel/TH and tear it down to the "foundation" and rebuild. (I've ...
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SettingOutSoon wrote:John&Joey wrote:
The one's I've seen almost always started out with some form of a cargo trailer, and went from there.
I've been thinking about that. BoonHauler, what do you think of a cargo trailer as a platform?
No quite sure what you mean by a 'cargo trailer'?... could you be a little more specific?
Race trailers or car carriers have to low of a roof and for the most part are not 'walk on' roofs. The other problem I have with this type trailer is the low ground clearance.
I was originally thinking a Desert Fox trailer would be a good candidate for a teardown/rebuild but the more I thought about the work envolved the more I kept leaning towards a ground up build as I eventually decided to do.
Again, my requirement was a full on boondocker setup for unimproved roads and fulltime living.
FYI, my trailer is 36' 2", 14 foot garage with a 22 foot living quarter.
You really need to define what exactly you want the trailer for and build for that requirement.
I spent nine months doing research, engineering, and model building before I ordered one piece of steel.
Did you get a chance to read through this Thread of mine?
